I have really enjoyed some of the forums and blogs from the different members projects.  

Make sure to listen to all the BP podcasts, read the articles on the main blog and be active in these forums to learn a ton very quickly about any topic in real estate you want to know more about.This is also a great place to meet people that can be assets to your business.

Anyway to get to your questions: 1) Got started with the vacation homes, love this niche and will stay here. 2) Bought in the area because of family who are a second line of defense to my contractors. 3) Yep, we knew Portland pretty well, but only the highlights, there are still a number of emerging neighborhoods and markets here. 4) Learning about the area - I forced myself to do a Blog on my web site for the vacation rental which helped me learn more, I also subscribes to the local magazines and small community newspapers, they give me a wierd look when I tell them my adress, but hey, it is a GREAT source of info. 5) Relied on family who knew the area and my RE broker, he is fantastic. 6) The lessons learned - know ALL the expenses up front, that 10% for maintenance you do not think you need to budget, you do, I know.

Can someone help me to create spaces between paragraphs in my blog?

I recently wrote a 2-part series, "The Cash-on-Cash Conundrum." http://www.realdata.com/blog/the-cash-on-cash-conundrum-part-1/ and http://www.realdata.com/blog/the-cash-on-cash-conundrum-part-2/I know a lot of people here swear by CoC, so excuse me while I go hide under my desk ;)Frank

Make sure to listen to all the BP podcasts, read the articles on the main blog and be active in these forums to learn a ton very quickly about any topic in real estate you want to know more about.This is also a great place to meet people that can be assets to your business.

So I've been perusing through BP for a week or so now, and have spent SO many hours each day reading through the forums, blogs, articles, ebooks, listening to podcasts... the amount of knowledge on this site is incredible, so I figured it might be time to say a little hello (Hi!)

Definitely check out the blogs, podcast and forums.

Read blogs, join meet up groups, ask questions, and I highly suggest a podcast marathon.

Additionally, there is some Realtor® specific information about wholesaling and such available on my blog.